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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of June 19, 2023
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
Summer is here! Happy First Day of the calendar 2023 summer!
This week's report includes
- Accolade for 1 faculty member;
- External funding success achieved by 3 Dornsife facutly members;
- External funding opportunities, including 2 limited submissions.
- Department of Contracts & Grants information on the process and contacts for various types of agreements that are not routed through Cayuse. Department adminisrators ought to be aware of these processes.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist
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Accolade
Rhacel Parreñas, Sociology and Gender Studies, has received the 2023 Distinguished Scholarly Book Prize from the American Sociological Association, for her book, Unfree: Migrant Domestic Work in Arab States (Stanford University Press, 2021)
External Funding Success
Sami Assaf, Mathematics, Schubert Structure Constants via Kohnert Combinatorics, National Science Foundation
Yehuda Ben-Zion, Earth Sciences, Properties and dynamics of the shallow crust, Department of Energy
Sarah Feakins, Earth Sciences, Characterizing the drivers of hydroclimate change over western North America and Europe in response to the global warmth of the middle Miocene, National Science Foundation
External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
(one slot per institution)
AXE Research Fund
Program: AXA Chairs
Synopsis: Supports significant advancements in the development of a research area within a host institution in line with the institution’s long term strategy. It aims at creating a full-time academic position in the host institution and fostering a step-change in the career of the appointed AXA Professor. The host Institution must intend to create a permanent full-time position. Chairholder’s research program must demonstrate its scientific originality and innovative nature in, broadly, Health, Environment, and Socioeconimics. Please see the spec for the specific areas of interest in each of these categories (AI, data science, and machine learning cross all 3 categories as research interests, but there are other research interest unique to each category). All applicants must be at least 10 years postdoctoral.
Award details: ~$1,091,890 distributed evenly over a 5-year period.
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/axa-chairs/
External Announcement on website: https://www.axa-research.org/en/page/AXA-Chairs
USC Internal due date: July 28, 2023.
Expression of Interest due date: October 13, 2023.
External due date: November 21, 2023.
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***Limited Submission***
NIH / Multiple Institutes, predominantly National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Program: NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 — Education Projects)
NOFO #: PAR-23-178
Synopsis: Supports the development of neuroscience researchers from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from underrepresented groups, across the specified career stages. This Neuroscience Diversity R25 initiative will focus on factors that have been shown to affect retention of underrepresented post baccalaureate graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and junior faculty in neuroscience research, such as mentoring, scientific networks, professional development, and attention to the structural and institutional environment regarding inclusion. NOFO seeks to mitigate against the current downward trend from predoctoral candidates to tenure-stream neuroscience faculty level. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on three types of activities: Mentoring activities, research experiences and skills development.
Award details: Maximum award is $250K per year for direct costs for 5 years.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/par-23-178/
External announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-178.html
USC Internal due date: July 21, 2023.
External due date: September 26, 2023. Future due dates are also September 26, 2024 and September 26, 2026.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Program: Policies for Action (P4A) Effects of State Preemption Policies on Racial Justice and Health Equity
Synopsis: Supports projects that will build the evidence base investigating how preemption policies at the state level may affect racial justice and health equity. The research funded under this call for proposal should: 1) focus on how state-level preemption impacts local authority; 2) be intentional about applying a racial equity lens to the policy research processes and outcomes; and 3) include community groups and / or members, especially those from historically marginalized communities, as leaders or partners in all stages of the research. Applicants who are currently principal investigators or co-principal investigators of P4A grants OR who have finished their P4A funding within the past two years are not eligible to apply.
Award details: Awards may range from $30K to $450K
Announcement on website: https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/active-funding-opportunities/2023/policies-for-action-effects-of-state-preemption-policies-on-racial-justice-and-health-equity.html
Optional applicant webinar: July 5, 2023.
Letter of Intent due date: August 10, 2023.
Full proposal due date (invited): December 22, 2023.
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)
Program: Cryo-CLEM Labels
Synopsis: Support projects in the field of cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM) labels. To gain a deeper mechanistic understanding of biological systems, CZI’s Imaging program aims to visualize and measure them across biological scales and in their biological context. This grant program will advance the utility of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) of cells by providing information on specific aspects of cell function.
Award details: The maximum budget allocated for projects is $165,000 in total costs. Proposed budgets should reflect the project scope. $15,000 direct costs of the proposed budget must be included as a budget item to support trainees working on the project, beyond personnel costs. Indirect costs cannot exceed 15 % of direct costs. Project period is 1 year.
Announcement on website: https://chanzuckerberg.com/rfa/cryo-clem-labels/
Application due date: July 20, 2023. Expected start date: December 1, 2023.
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Beckman Foundation
Program: Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program
Synopsis: Supports promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The BYI program is open to those who are no more than 10 years postdoctoral and are within the first four years of a tenure-track position, or an equivalent independent research appointment, at a United States academic or non-profit institution that conducts research in chemical and life sciences, i.e. the beginning of tenure-track appointment is between 1/2/2019 and 7/31/2023. In addition to U.S. citizenship requirements, those who have applied, but have yet to receive, permanent residency designation are also eligible to apply. Applicants can have no more than $225K in direct, annualized external funding grants during any BYI Program Year (Aug-July) at time of application, excluding start-up funds, department-wide instrumentation grants, and "Transition" grants received as a postdoc (such as NIH K99/R00) which are not counted toward this total.
Award details: $600K over 4 years ($150K each year).
Announcement on website: https://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-young-investigator/
Pre-Application Letter of Intent due date: August 1, 2023.
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CURE Epilepsy
Program: Catalyst Award
Synopsis: Supports projects that advance research to clinical trial readiness. This includes the development of biomarkers and optimization of promising new entities with an established proof-of-concept to improve pharmacokinetics / pharmacodynamics, safety profiles, and/or formulations to advance these new entities further in development. The award is intended to support the nimble development of data necessary to attract larger commercialization funding opportunities and is not intended to replace those opportunities. Projects based on novel biological pathways and / or highly differentiated therapeutic approaches, which are likely to have a high probability of successfully transitioning to clinical development, are strongly encouraged. The award is not intended to fund basic research on the mechanisms underlying epilepsy. (CURE Epilepsy offers a program for basic research on the website) Priority areas for the Catalyst Award include
- Innovative approaches to prevent, modify and / or arrest the development of acquired epilepsy.
- Development of novel approaches to prevent the onset or halt the progression of severe pediatric epilepsies.
- New, effective treatments for the >30% of the epilepsy population who are pharmaco-resistant.
- Translational or clinical approaches aimed at normalizing sleep disturbances or circadian rhythms to treat seizures.
- New approaches, biomarkers, or therapies to predict and/or prevent Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDP)
Award details: Award requests may be made for up to $250K over 2 years.
Announcement on website: https://www.cureepilepsy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-CURE-Epilepsy-Catalyst-Award-Guidelines_Final_52323.pdf
Letter of Intent due date (required): June 26, 2023.
Full proposal due date (invited): September 13, 2023.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Program: 2024 Dangers and Opportunities of Technology (DOT): Perspectives from the Humanities
Synopsis: Supports humanistic research that examines the relationship between technology and society. NEH is particularly interested in projects that examine current social and cultural issues that are significantly shaped by technology. The DOT program is part of the NEH’s new initiative. Possible areas for research include
- climate change
- racial justice
- social media, disinformation, and the democratic process
- medical technologies • wealth inequality
- data privacy and ethics of algorithms
- cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
- supply chains and infrastructure • educational technologies
- streaming economy (e.g., music, television, film)
Award details: Up to $75K for individual awards; Up to $150K for team collaborations.
Announcement on website: https://www.neh.gov/program/dangers-and-opportunities-technology-perspectives-humanities
Anticipated application window: July 11, 2023 to October 11, 2023.
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National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
Program: 2023 Evidence-based Workforce Development – Facilitator Training
Synopsis: Supports research-based projects that will provide adult criminal justice practitioners with the knowledge and skills to facilitate the (blended) Evidence-Based Workforce Development Training Series as a member of a national training team supporting the workforce development and reentry efforts of justice-involved adults. In addition, training participants will be provided instruction on effectively using the Employment Retention Inventory (ERI), which was developed to support case management activities when working with justice-involved adults. Tasks to be performed under this cooperative agreement include
- A review of the blended 40-hour Evidence-Based Workforce Development Training Series curriculum and support documents
- Development of a 64-hour facilitator training and management of four regional facilitator training events (consisting of 15-25 participants per event)
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the training curriculum based on the Instructional Theory Into Practice (ITIP) model
- Development / Administration of pre/post assessments and activities to evaluate participants’ mastery of established competencies, knowledge, and skills
- Provision of monthly post-training consultations and coaching sessions
Award details: Maximum award is $1M for 12 months beginning September 2023.
Announcement on website: NIC 2023 -Evidence Based Workforce
Application due date: July 31, 2023.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program
Program: Community-Based Research for Effective Programs, Policies, and Decisions to Mitigate Cumulative Health Impacts and Environmental Health Disparities in Underserved Communities
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-G2023-STAR-G1
Synopsis: Supports projects to further advance the scientific knowledge essential for obtaining an accurate and realistic assessment of the cumulative impacts from multiple chemical and non-chemical stressors, exacerbated by environmental factors, including racial and social injustices in underserved communities. Awards made under this solicitation will support Goal 2 of the EPA’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan: Take Decisive Action to Advance Environmental Justice and Civil Rights, Objective 2.1: Promote Environmental Justice and Civil Rights at the Federal, Tribal, State, and Local Levels of the Plan. All applications must be for projects that support this goal and this objective.
Award details: Maximum and total award (directs and indirects) is $2M for maximum project period of 3 years.
Announcement on website: Health Impacts
Application due date: August 31, 2023.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program
Program: Pancreatic Research Program – Focused Pilot Award
Funding Opportunity #: HT9425-23-PCARP-FPTA
Synopsis: Supports the exploration and development of impactful and
innovative concepts under two patient-centered focus areas of pancreatic cancer research that could ultimately lead to major advancements that will have a profound effect on patients’ overall quality of life. Proposed research must address 1 of 2 focus areas: (1) Supportive care interventions, patient-reported outcomes, quality of life, and perspectives during diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship; or (2) Barriers to the implementation of health care, including ways to overcome socioeconomic, geographic, or ethnic and racial disparities. Examples of research areas of interest are (partial)
- Investigations into behaviors that affect access to health care;
- Behavioral studies that examine the quality of life, decision-making, and / or cognitive function research;
- Correlations between mental health and / or cancer-related outcomes and quality of life.
Award details: $200K for direct costs over a 2-year project period.
Announcement on website: 2023 Pancreatic Cancer Research Focused Pilot Award
Pre-Application due date: September 14, 2023.
Ful Application due date: October 5, 2023.
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Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
Program: University Training and Research for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management – University Carbon Research Program
FOA #: DE-FOA-0003002
Synopsis: Supports projects that focus on (1) technology development to mitigate and / or remediate legacy environmental impacts of fossil-based generation systems; (2) assessments of environmental benefits and impacts of utilizing legacy mining materials such as coal-related wastes for the production of low-carbon products and recovery of valuable materials (e.g., critical minerals and rare earth elements); and (3) ensuring the safety and environmental integrity of systems that provide benefit for coal and power plant communities.
Award details: Varies according to area of interest. Cost-share permitted.
Announcement on website: Fossil Engery and Carbon Management
Application due date: August 7, 2023.
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NSF / Directorate of Geosciences – Division of Ocean Sciences
Program: Ship Operations of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF) Vessels
Solicitation #: NSF 23-599
Synopsis: Supports costs associated with the operation and maintenance of vessels in the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF). Allowable costs include salaries and related expenses of crew members and marine operations staff; acquisition of minor or expendable equipment; maintenance, overhauls, and repairs of the vessels; insurance; and direct operating costs such as fuel, food, supplies, travel, and pilot and agent fees. Shore-side facilities and support costs are provided only to the extent that they relate directly to ship operations. Ship Operations support requests must be directly attributable to NSF-sponsored science.
Award details: Anticipated funding is $5K to $50M.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23599/nsf23599.pdf?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Full Proposal target due date: January 16, 2024.
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NSF
Program: Equitable and Transformative Approaches to Educating the Semiconductor Workforce (ETA-ESW) via Dear Colleague Letter (DCL)
NSF #: 23-118
Synopsis: This DCL announces new award opportunities for FY 2023 and FY 2024 in two programs: the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program and the Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) program that build on or leverage strong industry-academic partnerships to strengthen the semiconductor manufacturing workforce. Efforts are intended to advance and support the development of a skilled STEM workforce in advanced memory manufacturing and/or semiconductor manufacturing and design. This DCL will support efforts to: create new and broaden access to existing programs, experiential learning activities, courses, curricula, and/or certificates; adapt and implement evidence-based instructional and inclusive practices; develop and / or integrate industry standards into programs of study and courses; foster skilled educators; and investigate activities and factors associated with student performance. Therefore, this DCL also aims to encourage partnerships among companies; state, local, and tribal government offices; non-profits; schools; professional organizations; and / or institutions of higher education
Announcement on website: ETA-ESW
Application due date: Proposals should be made through the IUSE and ExLENT programs
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NIH / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) – Divisions of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases & Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Program: NIDDK Catalyst Award (DP1 — NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
NOFO #: RFA-DK-23-014
Synopsis: Supports investigators developing bold, innovative, and often risky approaches to address significant and intractable problems in research topics of interest within two extramural divisions of NIDDK: the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases and the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition. To be considered pioneering or catalyzing, the proposed research must reflect approaches substantially different from the current state-of-the-art, or ideas outside the mainstream of contemporary research. The program is not intended to expand a current research program's funding in the area of the proposed project but instead must reflect a fundamental new insight or understanding that will revolutionize the field. Catalyzing advances may emanate from the application of exceptionally innovative approaches and/or from testing radically unconventional hypotheses. Research interests are (1) Diabetes; (2) Endocrinology, and (3) Metabolism.
Award details: $500K direct costs per year for 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-23-014.html
Letter of Intent due date: August 28, 2023.
Application due date: September 28, 2023.
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NIH / National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Program: Informatics Tools for the Pangenome
NOFO #: RFA-HG-23-026
Synopsis: Supports the development of one component of informatics tools to facilitate uptake and scientific use of the human pangenome reference being developed and maintained by the NHGRI Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP). Emphasis for this initiative will be on the development of tools to advance compelling use cases that are relevant to different broad sectors of the genomics community, e.g., clinical, population, and functional genomics. These tools will use pangenome datasets and build on systems developed by the Human Pangenome Coordinating Center, which will support general computational infrastructure for pangenome use.
Award details: Maximum award is $400K for direct costs for up to 3-year project period.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-23-026.html
Letter of Intent due date: 30 days prior to submission of application.
Application due dates: November 1, 2023 and March 3, 2025.
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NIH / National Institute of Mental Health
Program: Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's Dementia
NOFO #: 23-207
Synopsis: Support research designed to identify the neurobiological, behavioral, and social mechanisms underlying NPS in Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimers Related Dementias (AD / ADRD) in order to deepen our understanding of the pathways and contextual factors involved. Research that assesses NPS dimensionally, integrating across multiple levels of analysis and employing cutting-edge methodology from fields such as cognitive and affective neuroscience, including neuroimaging, neurophysiology, gene expression and epigenetics, and behavioral intervention research, is encouraged. Both basic neuroscience work examining models of NPS and translational approaches to understanding neural circuits involved in the expression of NPS are encouraged. Examples of areas of interest include (partial)
- Assessments of neural circuits involved in apathy or other NPS in AD / ADRD, as compared to other neuropsychiatric diseases.
- Improved understanding of the neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms underlying NPS syndromes in AD / ADRD.
- Evaluation of differences in the brain circuits or cortical areas recruited during the emotional challenge or cognitive task performance in individuals with mild cognitive impairment or AD / ADRD, and whether such differences predict vulnerability to or resilience against the onset of NPS.
Award details: Proposed budgets ought to reflect the needs of a project for a project period of 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-207.html
Application due date: Multiple due dates for new, renewal resubmission, and revised applications are three times annually through 2026. The next due date for new applications is October 5, 2023; for renewal, resubmissions, and revised applications, November 5, 2023.
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Announcement of Interest for Dornsife Investigtor
USC Office of Research and Innovation
Department of Contracts and Grants
The Department of Contracts and Grants is pleased to announce that the responsible units for handling different types of Agreements matrix has been updated. The update includes detailed descriptions and updated contact information for the most common types of agreements entered by the University, as well as the office(s) responsible for handling each type of agreement. The office responsible for handling each type of agreement will secure any needed reviews, approvals, and signatures. See NewsFlash
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Book Cover: A Man of Two Faces — A Memoir, A History, A Memorial (Grove Press, Forthcoming Ocober2023) Viet Thanh Nguyen, English & American Studies and Ethnicity
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